Day 2 RG Surprises: Shapovalov bounces, Herbert advances

By Nina PanticPublished May 27, 2019

Each day of Roland Garros, Baseline will sum up the action with a photo gallery of the top surprises.

Wozniacki Wobbles

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 27: Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark reactsduring her ladies singles first round match against Veronika Kudermetova of Russia during Day two of the 2019 French Open at Roland Garros on May 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

Playing with a strapped left calf, Caroline Wozniacki got off to a flawless start to win the first seven games against world No. 68 Veronika Kudermetova. The No. 13 seed somehow lost, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3. Thirteen players have won 6-0 sets, but Wozniacki is the only one, so far, to do it and lose.

Serena Starts Slow

Slow may be an understatement. The No. 10 seed lost the first set to Vitalia Diatchenko, but recovered to win, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0. She was disappointed with her performance, but thrilled with her Virgil Abloh-Nike collaboration outfit.

French Flair

MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 07: Pierre Hugues-Herbert of France in his match against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland during day four of the Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Magica on May 07, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

Following in his former doubles partner's footsteps, Pierre-Hugues Herbert pulled off a thrilling five-set win. He took out No. 12-seed Danil Medvedev a day after a world No. 235-ranked Nicolas Mahut outlasted No. 16-seeded Marco Cecchinato. Herbert and Mahut are the doubles defending champions, but Herbert is focusing only on singles.

Denis Gets Denied

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 27: Denis Shapovalov of Canada leaves the court following defeat during his mens singles first round match against Jan-Lennard Struff og Germany during Day two of the 2019 French Open at Roland Garros on May 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

Denis Shapovalov entered Roland Garros full of hope as the No. 20 seed, but was ousted in straight sets by Jan-Lennard Struff in his first match. "It's just not clicking," the Canadian teenager said. "I don't think that it's anything specific. I think I'm putting in the work. I think my game is there, but it just hasn't been clicking in the matches."

Yastremska Yanked Out

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 27: Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine plays a forehand during her ladies singles first round match against Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain during Day two of the 2019 French Open at Roland Garros on May 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

Daria Yastremska won the Strasbourg title last week over Caroline Garcia in a deciding set tiebreak for her third career title. The 19-year-old was two points from victory against veteran Carla Suarez-Navarro, but ultimately couldn't close, losing 2-6, 7-6 (0), 6-0.